Umbrella.



No. 728,115. PATENTBD MAY 19, 1903.,v

y J. A. HOLLENBBRGBR.

UMBRBLLA.

4 APPLIQATION FILED PEB. 20, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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@LM Y Patented May 19, 1903,

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. IIOLLENBE RGER, OF HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,715, dated May 19, 1903. Application tiled February 20, 1903. Serial Nb. Y144,301. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern.:

Be it known thatl, JOHN A. I-IOLLENBER- GER, a citizen of the United States, residing 'at Hagerstown, in the county of Washington and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in umbrellas, and particularly in the provision of certain details pertaining to the manner of attaching the braces and the ribs of an umbrella, whereby the braces and ribs may be removed and replaced at will;4 and in the present invention I dispense with all metallic or other fixed connections bef tween the ngers upon the runner and the braces, also between the swiveled thimble and ribs, and so construct the umbrella as to al- The invention consists, further, in variousdetalls of construction and combinations and" arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and then speciiically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, Which-,- with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings- Figure l is a sectional view through the top 0f an umbrella, showing in side elevation parts of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view longitudinally through the runner to which the braces are detachably'held. Fig. 3 isa sectional View through the swiveled thimble to which the top is held and to which the ribs are connected. Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the runner. Fig. 5 is a sectional view vertically through the top of the runner.v Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the sleeve on which the runner is mounted.- Fig. 7is adetail view of the blank from which the runner is made. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional View through the runner, showing the manner in which the braces are held in the slots therein.

gaged by the inner lends of the ribs.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of'a sleeve which supports the thimble or socket member en- Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the thimble which receives the inner ends of the ribs. Fig. 1l is a bottom plan View of the thimble shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a view of the blank from which said thimble is formed, and Fig. 13 is a detail View of one end of the brace.

Reference'now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A'designates the stick of the umbrella, whichin the presentinstance is shown as hollow and made, preferably, of

metal and provided with the usual spring- Ystop B, mounted in a recess in .the stick. YMounted to have a longitudinal movement metal'forming a star-shaped blank, ,(illus- "trated in Fig. 7 of the drawings) the ngers of which are bent into conical shape, forming the brace-engaging socket member (illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings) and in which slots are formed between each finger, the upper ends of said fingers adapted to contact hwith the upperend of the sleeve, as shown,

forming a closed slot. The portion of said thimble adjacent to the bottom of the slots is slightly cylindrical, as shown, forminga space for the reception of the attened Wing E at the end of brace E', a detail of one of these braces being clearly shown in Fig. 13 of the drawings. Y

Each brace E has its ends similarly formed with a Win g, as described, and is pivotally connected at Fv with rib G. stick and secured thereto by means of a pin J2 is a sleeve I, having avv flange I at one end, and resting upon and having swiveled connectiori with said lianged portion is a thimble J, which has a countersunken shoulder or seat J', Fig. `1 0 of the drawings, and the aperture in said thimble is adapted to receive the sleeve I, While the flange I of said sleeve is designed to seat upon said shoulder J.' A collar l2 (shown in Figs. land 3 of the drawings) has swiveled connection with the cylindrical portion I of said sleeveand rests upon the thimble J, said collar being provided to Mounted upon the IOO prevent undue friction between the flanged sleeve I and the cover, and as the cover is fastened to the ribs in any suitable manner (not shown) it is obvious that the cover and ribs will turn with the thimble J. Said thimble J is formed from a single blank of metal and has radiating fingers, as shown in Fig. 12, previous to their being bent into the form illustrated in Fig. l. In Fig. 1 the lingers are shown bent at right angles at points J3, forming, with the stick, closed slots J4, the inner Walls ofthe fingers being slightly inclined, as shown clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The inner ends of the ribs Gr have Wings G projecting from the ends thereof in a simila-r manner to the ends of the braces E', and in inserting the ribs in the slots J4 the rib is turned so that the Wings will go in edgewise and the brace portion 0f the rib will turn the Wing to a horizontal position to engage the inner walls of the fingers J3.

The winged ends of the braces E are inserted in the slots of the thimble D in a similar manner as are the inner ends of the ribs inserted in the slots Jl of the thimble J, each rib G which is connected tothe thimble J being inserted by twisting the rib a one-half revolution upon its longitudinal axis, the normal resiliency of the brace returning the Wing to a horizontal position after being inserted in the slot.

From the foregoing it will be observed that by the provision of an umbrella having the improved means of attachingy the braces and ribs as shown the ribs and braces can be easily detached from the runner and swiveled thimble and easily and quickly replaced, and by the provision of the mechanism described I dispense entirely with fixed connections betw'een the ribs and the thimble and alsobetween the braces and the runner and make the entire frame carrying the top with swiveled connection to the stick. Y

While I have shown a particular construction of apparatus embodying my invention, it will be understood that I may make alterations in the detailed construction of lthe same without departing from the spirit of my in- Vention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An umbrella comprising a stick, a runnersleeve,a socket mem ber fastened to said sleeve' and having slots, braces having winged ends positioned in said slots, a flanged sleeve fixed to the stick, a swiveled thimble' provided with angled ngers and having a countersunken shoulder engaged by the flange of said fixed sleeve, the ends of the angled fingers of said swiveled thimble adapted to contact with the circumference of the stick and form closed slots, and ribs having Winged ends engaging said angled slots, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN A. HOLLENBERGER.

Witnesses;

' W. P. ToWsoN,

J. W. 000K. 

